New IAAF regulations for female athletes kick in next Wednesday - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

Semenya and Athletic South Africa have been fighting a highly-publicised case against the IAAF, which seeks to limit natural levels of testosterone in female athletesCaster SemenyaThe final races before new rules about who can compete in certain track events on the international stage take place on Friday.

That means the first Diamond League meeting of the season, in Doha on Friday will not be affected by the new IAAF regulations.Caster Semenya has not entered but two of the women who have been up there with Semenya’s recently, Margaret Wambui of Kenya and Francine Niyonsaba of Burundi are in the entry list.

British athlete Lynsey Sharp, the who has been vocal in her belief that racing against Caster Semenya is unfair is also on the list. The Court of Arbitration for Sport this week ruled against Semenya, although it admitted that the regulations limiting levels of naturally produced testosterone in women is by definition discriminatory.

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Semenya to hear outcomes of her case against IAAF on Wednesday - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.South Africa's 800 metres Olympic and World champion, Caster Semenya, will hear the outcome of her appeal against the IAAF's new regulations to limit her testosterone levels on the 1st of May.
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